Cardiovascular Disease Statistics

Cardiovascular Diseases

Cardiovascular Disease Statistics: Table 3

Table 3 outlines the leading causes of death in 2002.

Total Deaths	2,447,862
Heart disease	695,754 (493,542 from coronary heart disease)
Cancer	558,847
Stroke	163,010
COPD and allied conditions	125,500
Accidents	102,303
Diabetes	73,119
Influenza and pneumonia	65,984
Alzheimer's disease	58,785
Nephritis	41,018
Septicemia	33,881
All other causes of death	529,661

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Written by/reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD

Last reviewed by: Arthur Schoenstadt, MD

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